OnePlus 12
Android smartphone
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The OnePlus 12 is an Android-based smartphone manufactured by OnePlus. It was announced on December 5, 2023, and made available on December 11, 2023.[1]
| Brand | OnePlus |
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| First released | December 11, 2023 |
| Predecessor | OnePlus 11 |
| Successor | OnePlus 13 |
| Compatible networks | 2G, 3G, 4G, 4G LTE, 5G NR |
| Form factor | Slate |
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| Operating system | Android 14, upgradable to Android 16 |
| System-on-chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| CPU | Octa cores:
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| GPU | Adreno 750 |
| Modem | Qualcomm X75 5G |
| Memory | 256GB: 12GB RAM 512GB: 16GB RAM |
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| Battery | Li-Po 5400 mAh (Dual-cell 2,700 mAh, non-removable) |
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| Connectivity | Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC
NFC GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Water resistance | IP65 |
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| Website | https://www.oneplus.com/us/12 |
Software & support
OnePlus 12 ships with Oxygen OS 14 (Android 14). OnePlus claims to provide 4 years of Android updates and 5 years of security patches.[3]
Since October 30th 2024 some owners of OnePlus 12 can optionally receive a beta version of Oxygen OS 15 (Android 15) before the final release. Oxygen OS 15 includes many new features, among those are updated UI interface, theft protection, easier to share files with iPhone, better multitasking and drag-and-drop to other apps. [4]
Oxygen OS 15 (Android 15) is also expected to bring new AI features:[5]
- AI Detail Boost allows quality improvements pixelated photos after cropping
- AI Unblur
- AI Reflection Eraser — glare/reflection removal
- AI Notes to get summaries, filler-free voice transcripts, tone adjustment (formal/casual)
Android 15 (Oxygen OS 15) stable version started to roll out globally since November 11th 2024.[6]
On November 28th 2024 OnePlus started shipping OxygenOS 15.0.0.305 which brings AI features which were not included in the original Android 15 update earlier this month.[7]
OnePlus 12 has got official support of LineageOS in September 2025.[8]
OxygenOS 16 (based on Android 16) is expected to arrive in November 2025.[9]
2026 February system update B40P02 (BRB1EX01 for phones and BRB3EX01 for tablets) brought a lot of new features. The Photos app received gesture animations and optimized thumbnail parsing. Built-in video editor now supports cutting, splitting, multi-clip stitching, text overlays, speed adjustment, cropping. AI Eraser now producer much cleaner results. Remove reflections feature handles better glare in documents and portraits with glasses. Auto straighten features allows fixing skewed buildings and portraits.[10]
Hardware
Build
OnePlus 12 uses an aluminium frame and has a curved display. The rear part of the phone uses etched glass. The OnePlus 12 has an IP65 rating. The phone's performance in 3DMark's Wildlife Extreme test was twice as high as that of the Pixel 8 Pro.[11]
Storage
The OnePlus 12 has 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage. OnePlus also offers a 24 GB / 1 TB variant, but it is not available in all regions.[12]
Battery
According to GSM Arena OnePlus 12 has a better battery life than the previous model OnePlus 11 (5,000mAh capacity in OnePlus 11), OnePlus 12 works ~27% longer from a full battery in comparison with OnePlus 11 according to tests.[13]
Notebookcheck reported that the OnePlus 12 has a better battery runtime than OnePlus 11 in all 3 tests: 1965 minutes vs 1680 minutes in Reader/Idle test, 1820 minutes vs 1380 minutes in H.264 video playback test, 1237 minutes vs 803 minutes in Wi-Fi websurfing test.[12]
OnePlus 12 and Samsung S24 Ultra have achieved similar active use score according to tests. However, in terms of charging speed OnePlus 12 uses 100W charger and the battery can be charged to 100% in 24 minutes, meanwhile Samsung S24 Ultra uses 45W charger, and it needs 65 minutes to charge battery to 100%.[14]
Camera system
| Main | Telephoto | Ultra-wide | Front | |
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| Sensor | Sony's LYT-808 | OmniVision OV64B with 3X optical zoom, 6X in-sensor zoom | Sony IMX581 | Sony IMX615 |
| Sensor Size | 1/1.4" | 1/2" | 1/2" | 1/2.74" |
| Megapixels | 50 | 64 | 48 | 32 |
| Pixel Size | 1.12 μm | 0.7 μm | 0.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Lens Quantity | 7P | 4P | 6P | 5P |
| ALC lens coating | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Optical Image Stabilization | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Electronic Image Stabilization | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Focal Length | 23 mm equivalent | 70 mm equivalent (3X), 145 mm equivalent (6X) | 16 mm equivalent | 21 mm equivalent |
| Aperture | ƒ/1.6 | ƒ/2.6 | ƒ/2.2 | ƒ/2.4 |
| Field of View | 85° | ? | 114° | 90° |
| Autofocus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Fixed Focus |
Other
OnePlus 12 has an IR blaster for remotely controlling consumer electronics such as TVs, home A/V components and many other devices. [16]